Health

The Academy Health Practice Council (HPC) is dedicated to providing policymakers and regulators with insights to navigate the complex landscape of health insurance and healthcare affordability.

The HPC’s commitment to objectivity and precision in this vital sector helps shape and inform decisions that impact the lives of millions of Americans every day.

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Controlling Health Care Spending Growth

Controlling Health Care Spending Growth

Explore issues pertaining to the drivers of health care costs and slowing the growth in health care spending.
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Financial Reporting, Risk Management and Solvency

Financial Reporting, Risk Management and Solvency

Financial reporting and solvency issues at the state level, such as NAIC related projects on RBC, as well as emerging international solvency issues and federal regulation of insurance companies.
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Health Reform & ACA Implementation

Health Reform & ACA Implementation

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act and other health care reform issues.
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Long-Term Care

Long-Term Care

Federal and state long-term care issues, including the CLASS Act and LTC pricing/valuation.
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Medicare/Medicaid

Medicare/Medicaid

Ideas for improving Medicare’s financial stability and insights on Medicaid and CHIP programs.
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Health Resources

Comment / Letter

Subcommittee Comment Letter on Medicaid and CHIP Proposed Rule

Medicaid Subcommittee letter to CMS providing comments on Nov. 14, 2018 proposed rule regarding Medicaid and CHIP managed care programs.
Date Published: 01/13/2019
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Comment / Letter

Comments on (1332) State Relief and Empowerment Waivers Guidance

Committee comments on the Oct. 22, 2018 guidance from the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Health and Human Services on State Relief and Empowerment Waivers under Section 1332 of the…
Date Published: 12/17/2018
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Comments on Risk Adjustment Data Validation (RADV)

Council letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in response to its request for comments on proposed rules pertaining to the Medicare Advantage (MA) program, including…
Date Published: 12/16/2018
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Comments on Health Reimbursement Arrangements and Other Account-Based Group Health Plans

Committees comment on the proposed rule regarding Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs), that would create two new types of HRAs—Integrated HRAs and Excepted Benefit HRAs—which would allow…
Date Published: 12/12/2018
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Comments on the impact of corporate tax rate change on HRBC

Subcommittee comments on the impact on Health Risk-Based Capital (HRBC) from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA).
Date Published: 10/17/2018
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Comments on Adoption of Methodology for HHS-Operated Permanent Risk Adjustment Program for 2018 Benefit Year

Committee and Subcommittee comments on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) and Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Aug. 10 proposed rule regarding the adoption of…
Date Published: 09/04/2018
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Comments on the Medicare Long-Term Care Services and Supports Act of 2018

Committee comments on proposed legislation to add a long-term care benefit to the Medicare program, evaluating in terms of financing, benefits, and coordination with other programs.
Date Published: 06/14/2018
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Comments on Short-term, Limited Duration Insurance

Committee comments on a proposed rule that would lengthen the maximum period of short-term, limited-duration (STLD) insurance through amending the definition of STLD.
Date Published: 04/05/2018
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Comments on Association Health Plans

Committee comments on the definition of ‘‘Employer’’ under section 3(5) of ERISA—Association Health Plans.
Date Published: 03/05/2018
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Comment / Letter

Letter to Idaho Department of Insurance

Health Practice Council comments to the Idaho Department of Insurance on allowing health insurers to offer state-based plans that are not compliant with the Affordable Care Act in Idaho.
Date Published: 03/02/2018
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